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mjTHE Atlanta Georgian. The Georgian Carrie* The BUSINESS And All Of It dew ATLANTA, GA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1907. PRICE* fc*$32TrraaS» LOWEST FOR riNJlL IRK uniinL vv ui ii\ Knoxville Man Offers to Dig Ditch For Uncle Sam. ms PAY TO BE 6.75 PER CENT OP COST Proposals Are Opened Sat urday in Washington by the Canal Com mission. Washington, Jon. IS.—When the bide far the construction of the Panama ranitl were opened by the commleeion today It wee found that the loweet woe that of WUUam J. Oliver, of Knox ville, Tcnn, and Anthony M. Bang*, of ,\o. 4 Nassau street, New York, at 6.76 per rent of the total eetlmated cost. George Pierce A Company, of Frank- hot. Germany, and New York, .city. ..instructors of the Beat River tunnel In New York, were aecond at 7.1* per rent; the MacArthur-ailleeple Com- I .any. rompoaed of leading New York financiers.' and contractor!, waa third nt is 1-2 per cent, and the fourth and last bidder was the North American Dredging Company of Ban Kranolsco, the largest contracting linn on the Pa cific. at SB per cent. I'ndrr the form and. contract which bids were received today the canal contractor undertakes to do the dredging, clearing and excavating at the ends of the canal to deep water; to construct the Oatun dam and the dam or dams to be built on the Pacific end ami all locke and regulating worka wherever located. The commlealon will furnish ell to. comoflves, care, nteam abovela end oth- — -*■* the tools. by the contractor la 'the beginning actual construction within- etgty day* from the signing of the contract end the employment of hte own labor. CREDITORS FORCE Big Tobacconist Defendant in Bankruptcy Court. Inmltmtary Bankruptcy proraotlliixa ware ®*"l Bi tU«» Federal court Saturday after* • n By the J. J. Ooodnini Tobacco Coin- I nr and others agalnat R. F. Wynn, a it'vv lolmccn and groenry dealer, doing 1’ihlneat at 101 and 103 Houth ForaytU • ,r,H *t. J. R. Maddox waa luicunllalcly up- pnlntod receiver. 0 Ilio rrctlltora, J. J. Gnodruin Tobacco < -tnpnny. W. F. Wlnecoff and J. A. Mnn «•». claim that the atock of gooda will In '••I .* over 110.000. The petition asking for tii- np|tointment of a receiver atatinl that tli- were ofi*a perishable oature. and 1 -«l constant attention. The crcilttora b>re represented by Moore St Pomeroy. PrintinQ Concern Bankrupt. A petition waa filed In the bankruptcy 0 vj*j.*o ot the Federal court Friday after- h nr *n tty Hugh Boyd, of McCmaker*Bo.vd |,r *—*. a printing concern, asking for a de * r. .* of voluntary bankruptcy. The tiutult- ’ — of the company were aehedulvd ot 12,- ■ with no aseeta. Voluntary Bankrupt. " K- Rates filed papers In the F***lontl r "'-i Friday afternoon aecklng a decree *•' Voluntary bankruptcy. Ilia liabilities * f r *‘ sc heduled at <303.15. and assets IL»., TO FIGHT ROOSEVELT SENATOR FORAKER. He hee no ids. of giving up hie fight on tho preeldent SEN. FORAKER WONT 3 CONSENT TO PEACE SIS- Four Officers Killed in Battle at House. -rwwF COUNT WITTE GIVES TIIE TIP He Has Spy in Organization of the Czar’s Worst Enemies. ; London, Jen. 11.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company tlielr Bt. Petersburg correspondent eeye tbet four policemen were killed today while trying to arrest two men whom Count Witte hed recognised u terrorists, having received their pho tograph. from a spy In the terrorist organisation. Count Witte promptly notified the •lice, who followed the men home. rhe-houee, hut the men inshk opened fire, and four of the officers dropped dead. The terrorists made good thetr es cape, and no trace of them has been found. He Wants to Fight Brownsville Affair Out. VOTE IS EXPECTED LATE ON MONDAY Scheme for Amicable Agree ment Likely to Fall Through iu Senate. WHILE CROSSING CROWDED STREET •L' k Hudgins, of East Point, Victim of Heart Failure. _ Washington. Jan. 12.—From present prospects, the proposed arrangement for an amicable agreement among the Republican senators os to the terms end scop* of the resolution to be adopt ed providing for an Inquiry Into the Brownsville. Tex, riot by the senate committee on military affairs, will not be carried out. Henator Foraker. leader of the oppo sition to the president's action In dis charging the enlisted men of the Twen ty-flfth negro Infantry, has mnde up his mind to Ignore tho compromise res olution proposed by Senator Lodge, the president's principal supporter, and In sist upon the adoption of tv resolution which he attempted to present at the same tlmo the Lodgo resolution was luld before the senate. Resolution Comprehensive. The Foraker resolution, while having the same Intent and purpose as tho .edge resolution. Is more comprehen sive. Mr. Foraker waa willing to agree to any resolution for taking additional testimony ns to tho Brownsville trou ble, but be objected to tbo Interpreta tion of Senator Lodge that a failure to provide for an Investigation Into the right and authority of the president In discharging the negro soldiers without honor would be a virtual Indorsement of the president's action. Since Mr. -I-edge gave utterance to that Interpretation. Republican leader* In the eennte have sought to bring ulmut a compromise hy which Mr. For- akcr would offer amendments to the Lodge resolution which would be ac cepted by Lodge. It was believed bv the lenders that they had succeeded In providing for this solution, but some things have happened that have pro voked Mr. Foraker, and he le now will ing to go Into the senate and make a straight out-and-out fight, not only to secure lustlce for tho tnnoeent inem- bers of the Tw*rity-imh infantry, hut to leave for future determination the question of whether the president vio lated the law and constitution In dis charging the men without honor. Vote Expected Monday. The prospects are that there will be a vote on the Brownsville resolution late Monday afternoon. CITY WANTS SHARE IN INSURANCE SUIT The city of Atlanta,has filed appli cation with Judgo Now man to be made party to the ease against the Atlanta-BIrmlngham Fire Insurance While creasing Mitchell street at Company. In tho bankruptcy proceed- --.street Saturday at company •I . Urns. 65 years old, of Last Point. I ^ |he c(fv ,- 000 tMoa Tho fl stricken with heart failure and 1 fju are attac hed to the application, •■"t before a physician could be sum-1 'toMinderUdSn^^rion of Hllburnand | Bowden. «. ■« ■* -.Uhl. •I' lland, 102 South Ftirayth street. | health failed hlm_an»» i M«*_ago waa ‘“-11 his relatives eould be notified. “ * w,chluUt •“* P*l* r Hudgins lived with bit filfiter, Mre.*ntUI foretusu. STORM WARNING DISPLAYED ON ATLANTIC SEABOARD Washington. Jan. 12.—A special storm warning waa ordered dis played today. It reads; "Southwest storm warning ordored displayed-10 a. m. along coast from Norfolk to New York. Storm la over Ohio, moving northeast with Increasing Intensity. High south winds this afternoon and tonight shifting bo west sag horthwest by Sunday mornlnK" STATE WINS IN SUIT AGAINST RAILROADSIN Demurrer Sustained by Judge Newman Saturday. CUT IN RATES TO BE FORCED Ruling Camo Much Sooner Than Had Been Ex pected. The tb-orgla railroad commission won out over the railroads Saturday morning In the United States circuit court before Judge Newnan when the demurrer filed by the commission was sustained, putting Into effect an. order for a cut of 10 per cent In prrfcren- tlals and a re-cloaslficatlon Issued hy the commission In the famous circular No. 218. The sudden turn In affaire created considerable surprise and the counsel the railroads was taken un awares. Attorney General llart and A. Wlmblsh, of Ellis, Wlmblsh * Kills, representing the state, while they [iietced u favorable ruling In the end, il not expect It to come so soon. The Southern. Central anti Atlantic Coast Line asked the railroad commis sion to grant a 25 per cent Increase In preferential* affecting nearly every commodity because the expenses ot the railroads dltl not allow- "living ex penses." The railroad commission ac quiesced In this request unit granted this Increase over and above the standard rates of the railroads. "Circular }!." The era of prosperity, however, which lias made Itself manifest over the country caused the railroad com mission to believe that the Increase had been In force long enough and circular No. Ill was Issued In January, l»ot. reducing tha preferential to 16 |s-r cent. Tha Issuing of this order brought a howl from the railroad*. Borne Weeks ago the railroads se cured an Injunction before Judge Bar- dee In the United Htatee court seeking restrain the Georgia rmtrend commission from putlng circular No. 216 Into effect, reducing the Inert-use prnfenentlals to it per cent hte move on the port of the rail- muds was followed by Attornev Gen eral Hart and Attorney Wlmblsh with a demurrer setting forth the position of the railroad commlealon. the re quests made hy the railroad* when the Increase was allowed and the rea sons which prompted tho commission In reducing the Increase. The Ittlgutlon has been pending for some months and the briefs have ac cumulated until a batch of typewrit ten pegs* ubuut 10 Inches In height OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOO O O O FURS AND FEATHERS O- O ORDER FOR 8ATUROAY. o O O 0 Fur boas, heavier clothes amt O a gum shoes ugutn Mlglft carry O 0 an umbrella Hnturday nr take O 0 chances of borrowing one. At O O least, aa much might tie deduced O O from what the weather man says: O O "Probably showers und colder O O Saturday night; fair and colder O O Sunday." O The temperatures: O 7 a. M d*L O k a. m 60 dege O it a. tn «2 degrees 0 b 10 u. ■>; 62 degrees O W II u. Ill 64 degree* O O 12 noon 65 degree* O O I p. 67 degree* O O 2 p. m 68 degree* a OOOOOOOQOOOO0OOOOOOOQQOOOO -..iff- <3 SENATOR "BEN 1 * TILLMAN. He mad* attack on President Roosevelt for discharging tha nogro troops, In a speech before the senate Saturday, TILLMAN INSPEECH FLAYS PRESIDENT BRIGADE POST of Plan For an Addition to Chickamauga. Says Roosevelt Had no Right to Fire •Negroes, guik&of Lynching, HH DECLARES SENATOR FOR IIS Bill | RFFdRF milRT LIU uliLuUuiir Grandparents Kept Child After Death-—1 of the Mother. . ~ t ‘| NEWSPAPER MEN ARE EXCLUDED Case Continued UntilNext , Saturday Morning for Final Decision. The legal hauls for the possession ot John B. Richards HI, the ll-montha- old son. of John B. Richards, Jr. of 211 North Boulevard, began before Judge Pendleton, tn tho superior court ot Fulton county, Saturday morning. Tha father of the child la the plaintiff, and, the defendant* are Mr. and Mrs. A. Mc- Han. of Jasper, Qa., the maternal t rand pa rents of the Infant. Thera ti « large number of witness** in the case, ~J TCOTiofn* of th* allegations In the J Xtoer of tho defense are of such char acter that during the hearing all ex cept the parties to the case, the wit- [ nesa testifying, members of tha bar I and newspaper men were excluded j from tho court room. The plaintiff claims that the. child . I* being Illegally held; that he has made repeated efforts to secure posses sion of the Infant, which has been de nted him by the defendants. He seta , forth that he Is fully able, fit and capa- : ble. financially and morally, to rear the ’ child. The defendants allege that the custody of the child waa given them at I | I mother lM-tkttt Intimates Chief Executive Is Not Sitiecre in His Attitude. reeprd the argument* In the Jxjrfnff tha armimcnt of Attorney ItrewHter, of Dnrxcy. Brawatar Sk How ell, Judge Newman interrupted nn»l aald that unlean the rnllruadft amend- ed their application for a bill of in Junction tho demurrer «« prevented by the railroad commlMlon would he eu«- talned. th»» principal ground being llutL it won without equity. The court gave other groundn which, will be act forth In the final order. Attorney Wlmblsh prepared a decree BUNtatnlng the demurrer and dlemlBBltiK the Injunction, and submitted It to tin* attorneys for the plaintlffB before pre venting It to the court for hla signa ture. Railroad's Objection. This Brought nn objection from th» railroads. Attorney firewater request ing the ortler l»e entered next Fnttit- duy, with a provision allowing them tin* piivllege of amending their hill if they saw fit after a conference. He said It would allow a breathing spell ami would prevent th* m trunk Imsing. Ilflm-H- days In case the suit was ap|a*aB <1 This was answered by Attorney <••*»»- oral llart, who asked that the order Ik* put upon th# records at once. At torney Wlmblsh reminded th» «• »tirt that the plaintiffs had six months with in which to Mppenl. and that th»*y Bad plenty <*f tlmo within which to amend : If they so saw flt after a conference. Judge Newman ended the differences, however, by saying that ho would pre pare the ortler setting forth his grounds for his decision, and that It a mild be filed next week; that If the railroads wanted to amend their hill they could notify the court and the state and the amendment could be mode by Janu ary 26. - - "It is 4U great victorv tox-ihc-nUiiu," said Attorney General Hart after Judge Newman had stated his position in the matter "The case has Bren pending for some time and Iih* been stubbornly fouglu by both sides." MR. STRAUS DINES WITH ROOSEVELTS Washington. Jan. 12.—President and Mrs. Rnoxovelt entertained the secretary of commerce and labor. Os car Btreua, and wife, last evening at a dinner. Washington, Jan. 12.—'The presl- deht's action In dismissing these men waa nothing more nor less than lynch ing." This waa only on* of many bltte# ex- ".plet* report as to the sultaMIHy c | aroat |ona mad* by Senator Tillman In a speech on the floor of the aanate this afternoon on tha IlrownsvIUa af fair. . It was regarded as the most vio lent address ever delivered by the South c'arolinan before that body. Charge Against President In a voice heavy with emotion, he charged President Roosevelt with hav ing revived the race Issue and with find Adaptability of a large tract of ground rlMtdng riiickfiaiaacn park for a Brigade headquarter* Bus been prepared and rent w. dhlngtmi by Brigadier flenrml Wil liam 1*. lMivulle commander of the depart- ment of the gulf. What the report la ran not !*• known until It la made public By thi- war department. Actio* upon the Authority of a letter from tho war department appointing n B ard «f officers to examine the alto for the Hid iiiAde u thorough esaudnntB iIn* fdtunfhm. The ground adjoining the rhlekamnugs rrrervnttun v.lilrh It l« rontemplatwl to uso I- a tmet aevei hI inllee long mid wld*\ ind nimther tract aliuoat na large adjoluim. ju the north. , . . It Ih proponed tn e*tnBllah a mixed Brig id** St the new post which will In* one of i In- limit complete anti finest lu the coun try. BITTEN BY DOG SHAH YOUTH AWAITS DISEASE ..f th. minute dng than those of 1861. •"Hie president Is primarily more re sponsible than any other man tor tho (Hisltlon the negroes, In the 8outh and out of It, have taken on the question of negro rights," he declared. "He gave recognition to Hooker T. Wash ington In a social way. He did It know ingly, flying In the face of the feeling* •>f caste among 17.ooo.ooA white people In the Houth, and against the same feeling of two-thlr.da of the people of the North. "Has Mads Mass of If." "He does not understand tho nogro or the deep and vital character of the IsHue* Involved. He made a mess of it In the first Instunce In the Hooker Washington case, and has made a noise tnes* of It In the llrownsvllie Senator Tillman spoke with unusual emphasis und reminded his hearers of the old day* when he received Ills title of "pitchfork.** "Will Hs Act on Thaory?" After quoting tho president's llrow villi* message. In which the president declared that each man should be dealt with on Ids merits an a man and not httve Ills conduct Judged because of hte dor, Mr. Tillmnn shouted whosa death rust, 1806, the eldest child being now In ths custody of the father In this city* Under Habsst Corpus. The hsarlnx came up under habeas corpus proceedings instituted several work* ago br Mr. Blch«rtr On count of tha large number ot wltnssssa, tir be examined It is cot- thought thai- the case will be concluded today. Considerable delay waa had In be ginning thff bearing owing to the ab sence nt witnesses which the claimed ware, very -material tom.. - m Finally irt and | 1A these witnesses came Into court the hearing began shortly before Ilk o'clock. Mr. Richard* waa the tint witness examined. He told of his relations with the defendants. He denied that 1 at tho death of his wife ho had given his youngest child Into the car* of Its gran.ilparenti. After the death of hla wife, witness said, ho went to Uve with his wife's parents ,at their suggestion. Some time later, he stated, hs was or dered to leave the house on account bt alleged Immoral conduct. He left tha house that night and went to th* hotel In Jasper. Within a few hours, wit ness claimed, Mr. McHan visited him at his room In th* hotel and In tha presence of his eldest child, called him vtle names and threatened hla life. Wit ness said that he was unarmed and de fenseless at the Ume, and waa obliged to submit to the abuse. Mr. Richards said that he returned, to Atlanta and some time later learned I Hint the child was at the home of Mr. W. H. Garwood, 527 Central avenue. At- Isnm. Mrs. Garwood being a daughter of the defendant. He made repeated efforts to see the child, which waa then In posnrsslon of Mrs. McHan. and waa ! successful once. He stated that he Is; While, Ur Jollies N. Ilin I'nstenr Institute, I* nmklntt Httllnnttmi of It il"K'* licit'l to Hscertnl! whether qh-re-wr*-qt*itcn.tnw--of-tnnrnplin- 1 —"l- Ftr-i.li'nt ltooesv.lt nn.lc 1 tils, J, t\ sinter, a prominent tm*tne.* uisn of Haviiimtth. I* nnltlni! nuilously with lit* lu Atlanta. ‘ luphol.l: Tf'” PnufiMir fr* i. r.r «lll I- Tih-Ihy Ih** rlilM flu* in«l ' BoO ih* ling • Oik Its treth lull. . _ .\t tht iHiif flu* nomul mu ilre«*-1 by a pl»y*l<*ii«ii oi»l tin* *B»g rtiiiliiuil nml watflonl fi.r »lxna «»f rni»l«*6- In n »h«»rl tliio* ll»*r«- ana •\.*ry ItitlB'allmt that th** animal «n* »iilf»*rlng from hyilrophoBln, nml H wiir kllhtl. It* h»*n«l »**kiT««l iohI Broiik’lO to Atlauta with th«* hoi. r.itlur hi..I imiii itrrlvf-il rerl% M.-mmUy mori.lmr. mol l»r. lint a nor linm***llrt t#*l; * gun it ii»B*rere i apl«al rxnailiinth»n ft ratloiiB of l»j*trophobln liulB ococooocooooooooouocoooooo "Would bo accept an u daughter-In- law a ChlncMo, n .Malay, an Indian or a negro In accord with the doctrine laid down In till* message? "We all know he would not, and while ’fine words butter tn* parsnips.* words like bln are a source of Incalcu lable evil, coming from that high source." Troops Not Wantod Thtro. Discussing the llrownsvllie case, bv said: "There Is nn doubt of tin guilt of nonie of the soldiers ns Iieing respon sible for the outrage nt Brownsville, but It la contrary to the fundamental principles of liberty and of Kngllsh and financially to care for hla children, whom be desires shall be reared to* get her. He denied the allegations at the defense ns to his moral character. Attorney W. R. Daley represents tha plaintiff and former Congressman Car ter Tnte and Victor 8mlth art the at* torneys for the defendants. Newspaper Men Barred. When the plaintiff had concluded his testimony. Mrs. McHan, one of the defendants, was placed on the stand. Mih. McHan's testimony was substan tially what was set forth In the de fendants' answer to the plaintiffs charges. At the conclusion of Mrs. McHan's testimony Mrs. Georgia Roberts, of J Jn*|H>r. -was-called to thawtatid. I he f had Just begun her testimony when Attorney Daly called Judge Pendleton's attention to the fact that there krtre several persons in the’court room who might be witnesses In the case, and If so. should be excluded. An Inveetlga- tlon developed the fact that the only * WAY WAM* NEQRO ^ O, O TO TEA8E FORAKER 0 O O O nior—*GM*thr’senate* wing of the § j American law that the Innneent should O eiipttol that President R.»..«eveil 0 suffer because of the sins of the guilty. O recently Ima Intimated a purpose O In this case 167 men hnve l>een pun- O t" appoint n prominent negro lie- O i lahed while not more than twenty hnve O publican politician In Ohio to O j ever been rhurged with partldiaitlon O some Important Federal office In 61 > In the crime t O the Ruckeye Htate. partly In rcc. o. "The troop* never should have been O ognlllon of Senetor Foraker’s val- O i sent to Rrowntvlllo. U was done O orous defense of the colored mnn O i ugnlnst the protests of on* senator and O and brother In the Brownsville O j members of congress from that district O affair. O O o| OOOCKtOOOCOOOJOOODOOOOOOOOO Continued on Pag* Ten. the lutr were representatives of the inree afternoon papers of Atlanta. At torney Daly offered no objection to the presence of th* newspaper men, but Attorney Victor Smith evidently did. He held at brief whispered conference with Judge Pendleton, with th* result that tho sheriff was Instructed to clear he newspaper hearing members of the bar. men wer* excluded and tha continued. The court adjourned at 2 o'clock and the hearing of the rase will be con tinued neat Saturday morning al 10 o'clock. With Undo Remus Magatln*. Bpectal to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tcnn. Jan. 12.—8. K. Davidson, who has been connected with th* Neleon-Cheaman Advertising Agen cy In this city for some time, has been appointed advertising manager of th* "Uncle Remus" Magaxta*. which la to be published by Joel Chandler Harris. Mr. Davidson will remora to Atlanta la a few days